Brilliant piece from @OllieHolt22 👇
This bit keeps coming back to me.
"Many are still consumed by a strange kind of naked desperation for Arsenal to fail. That desperation seems to centre on Arteta more than any of his players, as if he has become a lightning rod for the schadenfreude of opposing fans and they cannot bear the idea that he is going to have the last laugh."
Help me understand why the dislike (apart from the fact that winning gets seen often as suspicious in the UK, and that fans from other teams would use any stick available, no matter how flawed, to diminish a win from other clubs)
But don't give me partisan lines, I would like some kind of sociological/psychological explanation (if possible)
At some point, senior Premier League execs have to offer a proper explanation in public for their leniency towards Chelsea. They owe an explanation to fans of clubs punished more harshly. They owe an explanation to those clubs who did abide by the rules. They have to offer some explanation as to why PSR breaches are deemed far more serious than acts of "deception and concealment". Yes, these are the offences of a previous regime at Chelsea. But inconsistencies run through the PL's defence and their reputation is damaged. They can’t hide from a controversy of this magnitude.
Rodri cannot accept that he and Manchester City might not be good enough to beat Arsenal to the title this year. So he blames referees and suggests English football is corrupt. I hope the FA give him a long ban. https://t.co/oLxGhWGeAH
Let me explain the Arsenal cultural pull for those who do not get it.
Arsenal’s history, story, aesthetics and style are poetry in motion. Our greatest managers have been England’s most disruptive innovators.
—First televised football match? Arsenal
—First club to put numbers on the back of shirts? Arsenal
—Scoreboards and Floodlights? Arsenal
—Prefessional diets and fitness programs? Arsenal
—Second referees? Arsenal
—3-2-2-3 box midfield formation? Arsenal
—PA systems and electronic turnstiles? Arsenal
The development of football in England? All Arsenal.
Elegance, poetry, soul and storytelling? Arsenal.
There is a reason why Manchester City’s first action was to buy many players from Arsenal when the oil money came in.
Arsenal attracts artists and entrepreneurial minds. And artists define the culture.
The Arsenal Way is also The Artist’s Way.
@EDI_Airport@EdiAirport Could you please explain why 3/4 of your “self service” checkout machines in duty free are switched off? And if they require staffing (as they seem to) then what’s the point of them at all?!
How on earth can Arsenal be fined for an incident that was of Michael Oliver’s making - a decision that was wrong - and was later overturned? It’s Oliver who should’ve been punished. It’s incredible.
@Tesco Hello @tesconews@Tesco Please could you reply to my last message on this thread. I find it extraordinary that you’re pointing to articles that are 8 years old. Its contents don’t represent anything that I’ve careened in my local Tesco Extra. It smacks of greenwashing to me.
@Tesco I challenge your assertion & statement. This outdated doc claims that you have fresh fish counters but you’ve removed them all! Secondly, I’m 100% certain that my local @Tesco superstore hasn’t ever stocked ANY certified pre-packed OR canned mackerel/sardines on my visits